School News

June 27, 2006

Megan Walker, a graduate of Penn High School and 2006 graduate of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to teach English as a foreign language in Germany. She majored in German and religious studies at Kenyon. Established in 1946, the Fulbright program was created to increase mutual understanding between citizens of the United States and other countries. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the fellowships are awarded to seniors, recent graduates, postgraduate candidates and developing professionals to conduct career-launching study and research abroad. *** Paul Michael Haste of Argos, a senior life science major at Indiana State University, is a recipient of the Donald and Mary Jo Stanley Endowed Scholarship. The $2,000 scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student in the fields of math, chemistry, physics, or allied subjects. Haste is the son of John and Jody Haste of Argos. He is also a President's Scholar at ISU, member of the University Honors program and a member of Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society. *** Several area students have been awarded Franklin Miles Science Scholarships in the amount of $1,000. The recipients are: Carly Dykstra, of Elkhart Central High School, who plans to study science; Whitney Lamb, of Penn High School, majoring in health sciences; and Allison Wyse, of Jimtown High School, studying nursing. All three will attend Purdue University. Jordan Reyes, of Concord High School, will pursue a career in physical therapy at the University of Indianapolis. Jessica Beehler, of Mishawaka High School, and Lauren Anderson, of Elkhart Memorial High School, plan to study math. Jessica will attend Ball State University and Lauren will attend the University of Southern Indiana. Johnathon Sheyko, of Penn High School, received a $1,500 scholarship awarded by the Bayer Science Forum. He is planning to study engineering at Purdue.